False Hope

Stories with the False Hope theme:

• The Wolf, the Mother, and Her Child Jul 22, 2025

  

  A hungry wolf was prowling near a small cottage on the edge of a village, desperately searching for food. Winter was approaching, and game had become scarce in the nearby forest. The wolf had not eaten a proper meal in several days, and his ribs were beginning to show through his thick coat.

  As he crept closer to the cottage, hoping to find chickens or perhaps a goat, he heard the sound of a baby crying loudly inside. The wolf paused, his ears pricked forward, listening to the commotion within the house.